4/18 (KEE): Lexington (GII); Giant's Causeway

[The Indomitable DrugS]

The mother of Square Eddie was a multiple stakes placed turf horse - but she ran twice on dirt and could not stand up on dirt.

She was beaten 16 lengths with a 36 Beyer at Ellis Park the first time she tried dirt. The other time she tried dirt she was beaten 22 1/2 lengths at the Fairgrounds.

He started his career in Europe and has never raced on dirt before. Even if he was 100% ... he's a terrible syn-to-dirt projection on pedigree.

[sumitas]

And let's say he wins the KD . Off to Pimlico 2 weeks later ? It's not making any sense to run him in the Derby.

[Linny]

You think he should skip the Derby because he might win and that would force a Preakness try 2 weeks later?

Brilliant...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Linny

You think he should skip the Derby because he might win and that would force a Preakness try 2 weeks later?

Brilliant...

Everything is relative.

Ask him about Golden Missile.

[Indian Charlie]

Is Sumitas the one with Golden Missile wood?

[Travis Stone]

It's easy to say no go on a message board, but if you owned the horse, you're going. I would go, and I would be excited about my horse who put in a nifty wide run in his prep.

Put it this way -- he's better than a few of the horses who jumped in this week.

[Bobby Fischer]

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[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

It's easy to say no go on a message board, but if you owned the horse, you're going. I would go, and I would be excited about my horse who put in a nifty wide run in his prep.

Put it this way -- he's better than a few of the horses who jumped in this week.

Yeah - he's also been rushed back off of an actual injury.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

It's easy to say no go on a message board, but if you owned the horse, you're going. I would go, and I would be excited about my horse who put in a nifty wide run in his prep.

Put it this way -- he's better than a few of the horses who jumped in this week.

maybe you would. i would not. it's not worth it to rush a horse if he's not ready. and you need to be ready, and have everything go pretty much the right way to make that race and do well in it. it's not the be all, end all of the racing world.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

It's easy to say no go on a message board, but if you owned the horse, you're going. I would go, and I would be excited about my horse who put in a nifty wide run in his prep.

Put it this way -- he's better than a few of the horses who jumped in this week.

We also never named a horse "IMadetheCashCall" like that fool.

Square Eddie is a nice horse. Why ruin any potential he may have left by running him in the Derby?